10. The Finals Ending with -ng

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-ngaangangengingongungoeng
IPA[aːŋ][ɐŋ][ɛːŋ][ɪŋ][ɔːŋ][ʊŋ][œːŋ]

Step 1  Listen to the finals ending with -ng. Pay attention to the vowels i in ing and u in ung. They sound slightly different from when we say them individually.

  1. aang
  2. ang
  3. eng
  4. ing
  5. ong
  6. ung
  7. oeng

Step 2  Listen and repeat.

  1. aang
  2. ang
  3. eng
  4. ing
  5. ong
  6. ung
  7. oeng

Soft palate: The back of the roof of your mouth

💡 Tips

When saying the vowel i in ing or the vowel u in ung, open your mouth a little more than when you say the vowel i or the vowel u individually.

Practice  Practice saying the syllables with the finals ending with -ng. Listen and repeat.

The Final aang

  1. z ‒ aang ‒ zaang1
  2. s ‒ aang ‒ saang2
  3. c ‒ aang ‒ caang3
  4. h ‒ aang ‒ haang4
  5. l ‒ aang ‒ laang5

The Final ang

  1. b ‒ ang ‒ bang1
  2. m ‒ ang ‒ mang2
  3. d ‒ ang ‒ dang3
  4. t ‒ ang ‒ tang4

The Final eng

  1. c ‒ eng ‒ ceng1
  2. b ‒ eng ‒ beng2
  3. l ‒ eng ‒ leng3
  4. p ‒ eng ‒ peng4
  5. t ‒ eng ‒ teng5

The Final ing

  1. g ‒ ing ‒ ging1
  2. d ‒ ing ‒ ding2
  3. z ‒ ing ‒ zing3
  4. n ‒ ing ‒ ning4
  5. m ‒ ing ‒ ming5

The Final ong

  1. h ‒ ong ‒ hong1
  2. f ‒ ong ‒ fong2
  3. d ‒ ong ‒ dong3
  4. n ‒ ong ‒ nong4
  5. p ‒ ong ‒ pong5

The Final ung

  1. l ‒ ung ‒ lung1
  2. d ‒ ung ‒ dung2
  3. f ‒ ung ‒ fung3
  4. k ‒ ung ‒ kung4
  5. c ‒ ung ‒ cung5

The Final oeng

  1. g ‒ oeng ‒ goeng1
  2. z ‒ oeng ‒ zoeng2
  3. h ‒ oeng ‒ hoeng3
  4. s ‒ oeng ‒ soeng4
  5. k ‒ oeng ‒ koeng5

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